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Sundakai Vathal Kolambu

Vathal kolambu is a delicious south Indian dish which everyone will like. Vathal is nothing but vegetables dried under sunlight for 2 or 3 days. You can use any type of vathal to prepare this dish. Sundakai, kathirikai (brinjal), papad and manathakkali vathal are commonly used one.

I dedicate this recipe to my friend Laxmi,a keralite. She got married now and her husband loves to have Vathal Kolambu in our south Indian style. She remembered about me and my blog at that moment. But she hasn't find vathal kolambu recipe in my blog. Atonce she mailed me and asked to offer the recipe for her. I prepared this dish today especially for her and posted in blog. Try out it in your kitchen Laxmi!

Ingredients:

Sundakai Vathal – 15 pieces
Kolambu Podi – 5 tbsp
Tamarind Water – 15 tbsp or as u prefer
Salt – to taste
Cooking Oil – a small ladle

Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Service For: 3 People

Cooking Instructions:






Heat oil in a deep pan and add sundakai vathal to it. Let it fry well but do not burnt it. Add kolambu podi and tamarind water to it and mix well so that no lumps are found. Add enough water and salt to it and bring it to boil. Let it to cook until it gets the kolambu consistency and it should be little thick in consistency. When u finish cooking, the oil will float on the dish and it tempts to eat more. If we add more oil, it gives added taste to the dish.

We can preserve this dish in refrigerator and use for two days.

Side Dish: Have it with Rice

Comments

Illatharasi said…
I am planning to do this next week;)
Shreya said…
Hi, I am new to your blog, and it looks so nice. But I am also new to the words, like vathal, sundakai, manathakkali.
Srikitchen said…
thank u illatharasi and shreya
thanks for stopping my blog shreya
wow, the pictures are tempting sri! I've had this at the home of one of my tamilian friends, and I love the kozhamb she prepares!! :-)
Madhavi said…
Hummm this looks goooood, and new for me. Will try soon!!!
Uma said…
looks lovely! but what is sundakai called in english? Thanks.
Unknown said…
Glad that I discovered ur blog..U have too good tamil recipes..Thanks for sharing them
Sujatha said…
Awesome vathal kuzhambu! I love it with sunda vathal, but unfortunately we don't get it here.. I'm very tempted to make this..
Srikitchen said…
thanks madhavi, divya, uma and suja
Srikitchen said…
thanks madhavi, divya, uma and suja
Unknown said…
nice vetral kuzambhu ..long time i made this..will make this weekend..
Lakshmi said…
You have a award on my blog!
Anonymous said…
thank u very much sri... i wil surely try it out in some of d coming weeks after purchasing chundakkai
Illatharasi said…
enna achu, aale kanoom?
Illatharasi said…
Come once again, one more surprise..... you will get well;
Srikitchen said…
thank u sowmya, LG, illatharasi and the anonymous one is my frd Laxmi
SV DHANA said…
How to prepare columbu podi.What are the proportions of ingradients to be used to prepare it??
SV DHANA said…
what are kolumbu podi ingridients and proportions..how to prepare it??

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